The Complete Machin Stamp Catalogue - 5th Edition (2024)

The Complete Machin Stamp Catalogue

A Specialised Guide to the Machin Definitive Series 1967-2024

5th Edition.

A 428 page specialised catalogue covering all Machins in an easy to understand format.  Everything covered in ONE catalogue. The Catalogue covers all machins from June 1967 - April 2023 and includes current market values for Mint, Used and Fine Used.  More detailed than Concise and much more information than the last edition.

Contents:

A Brief History of The Machin

Building a Machin Collection

Glossary of Abbreviations/Terms Used

Basic Guide to Pre-decimal Machins

Pre-decimals (1967-1970)

Large Format (1969-1970)

Octagonal Self-adhesives (1974)

Thin and Thick Values (non-elliptical perfs.)

Underprints

High and Low Value Settings (non-elliptical perfs.)

1p Wide Value Setting

8p/18p Harrison or Enschedé?

Redrawn Numerals

Photogravure and Lithography Printings

Values: Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1971-1996): Photogravure (Harrison)

                                                                   Lithography (Waddington)

                                                                   Lithography (Questa)

                                                                   Lithography (Walsall)

Single Value Coil Strips

Multi-Value Coil Strips

AOP or PCP?

Reference Guide PCP / PCP2

24p Forgery

Large Format (1977-1987)

Non-Value Indicators: Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1) (1989-1993)

                                   Non-Elliptical Perfs. (2) (1990-1993)

                                   Elliptical Perfs. Ordinary Gum (1993-2017)

Greeting Card Panes (1994-1997)

Non-Value Indicators: Elliptical Perfs. Self-adhesive (1993-1998)

Non-Value Indicators: Coil Strips (ordinary gum and self-adhesive)

Large Non-Value Indicators (1999)

Non-Value Indicators: Millennium Issues (2000)

                                    Overseas Booklet Issues (2003-2010)

                                    Pricing in Proportion (2006)

2^nd Class Forgery (Ordinary Gum) 1994

1^st Class Forgery (Self-adhesive) 2005

1^st Class Wavy Line Perfs Forgeries

Double Heads Issues (1990-2017)

Undenominated Swiss Trial (1997)

Blind Trial (2002)

Thin and Thick Values (elliptical perfs.)

High and low value settings (elliptical perfs.)

Marginal Imprints

Electro-Mechanical Engraving (EME)

Values: Elliptical Perfs. Photogravure/EME (1993-2017)

                                     Counter Sheet Printing Dates (1993-2010)

The Wrong Typeface

Values: Elliptical Perfs. Lithography (1993-2011)

                                     Recess (1999-2003)

Self-adhesive Values (2002)

The Machin Definitive 50^th Anniversary Commemoratives (2017)

2^nd/1^st Class Security Issues: Self-adhesive (2009-2021)

                                                Ordinary Gum (2010-2021)

Special Purpose Security Issues (2009-2020)

1^st Class Diamond Jubilee Security Issues (2012)

1^st Class Long To Reign Over Us Security Issues (2015-2016)

2^nd/1^st Class QR Coded Security Issues (2021-2023)

2nd/1st Security Issues Coil Strips

Colour Tab Year Sets

Values: Security Issues: Self-adhesive (2009-2021)

                                       Ordinary Gum (2011-2023)

Values: Data Matrix Security Issues (2022-2023)

Security Issues: Counter Sheet Printing Dates (2009-2022)

Business Sheet Headers: Non-security Issues & printing dates (1998-2008)

                                         Security Issues & printing dates (2008-2022)

Varieties and Errors: Security Issues

Forgeries: Security Issues

First Day Cover Oddity

Regionals: Northern Ireland (1971-2000)

                  Scotland (1971-2000)

                  Wales (1971-2000)

                  Isle of Man (1971)

                  Guernsey (1978)

Other Territories: Cayman Islands (1969)

                            Gibraltar (1971)

                            Hong Kong (1992-1997)

                            Canada (2022)

Decimal Wildings (1998-2012)

175^th Anniversary of the Penny Black (2015-2020)

High Value Definitives/Castles/Britannia (1988-1997)

Label Panes (1994-2000)

Prestige Booklet Machin Panes (1969-2023)

Across the Universe Trial Pane (2002)

HM The Queens 95^th Birthday Pane 2021

Machin Minisheets (1990-2017)

Post & Go: Machin Head (2008-2020)

                  Open Values (2014-2020)

                  Machin Anniversary (2017-2020)

Post & Go Open Value Labels (2016-2017)

Horizon Labels (2002-2022)

Cinderella Machins

 Presentation Packs (all Machins/Regionals/Wildings/Castles)

Booklets:

Pre-decimal Stitched Booklets (1968-1970)

Decimal Stitched Booklets (1971-1976)

Folded Booklets (1975-2000)

Folded Christmas Booklets (1978-1986)

Barcode Booklets - Values (1987-2000)

Barcode Booklets (Penny Black Anniversary 1990)

Barcode Booklets - Non-Value Indicators (1989-2000)

42p/68p (£2.52/£4.08) Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 (2002-2003)

E Class Self-adhesive Booklet of 6 (2002-2003)

Overseas Booklets of 4 (2003-2010)

1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 4 (2022)

1^st Class Commemorative Booklets of 4+2 (2001-2021)

2^nd Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 (2001)

1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 (2001-2021)

1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 Smilers, Paralympics/Olympics, Penny Black (2005-2021)

2^nd/1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 8 (2022)

2^nd/1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 10 (2001)

2^nd Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 12 (2001-2021)

1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 12 (2001-2021)

1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklet of 12 - Smilers (2015)

1^st Class Self-adhesive Booklet of 20 (1993) 

2^nd Class Large Booklets of 4 (2006-2022)

1^st Class Large Booklets of 4 (2006-2022)

Prestige Booklets (1969-2023)

Postcards/PHQ Cards

Postal Rates (1968-2024)